Horace Mann papers, 1823-1876, bulk 1823-1857.

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Horace Mann papers, 1823-1876, bulk 1823-1857.

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The papers of Horace Mann (1796-1859), lawyer, congressman, and educational reformer, contain correspondence and documents spanning his early legal career to the years before his death, as well as miscellaneous quotations, notes, and photographs.

161 items (0.5 linear feet).

William L. Clements Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7776328

William L. Clements Library

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Diedrich, Duane N.

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Mann, Horace, 1796-1859

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Horace Mann was an educator and a statesman who greatly advanced the cause of universal, free, non-sectarian public schools. Mann also advocated temperance, abolition, hospitals for the mentally ill, and women's rights. From the description of Horace Mann Letter, 1858. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 213372958 Horace Mann, "Father of our Public Schools," was born in Franklin, Massachusetts on May 4, 1796. His family was poor and his father di...

Massachusetts. Board of Education

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Created 1837; abolished in 1919 and reorganized as Massachusetts Dept. of Education; a Board of Education was reestablished later to establish set policy for the Dept. of Education and first mentioned in a Dept. of Education report 1961/1962. From the description of Register of visitors, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, Massachusetts Educational Exhibit. (State Library of Massachusetts). WorldCat record id: 70967720 Massachusetts Board of Education created 1837; abolished ...